Cancer Drugs

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Scientists coated nanospheres of paclitaxel with a peptide shell that stays intact as it travels through the circulatory system and is then split open by enzymes known to spur metastasis. The drug can then be directed straight to cancer cells at 16 times the regular dose, halting tumor growth.

Upstart cancer drug developer Aura Biosciences has rounded up $21 million for its Series B, attracting a large group of backers and keeping former Genzyme CEO and ubiquitous biotech investor Henri Termeer in the game.

Multidrug resistance to the chemotherapies in wide use today is a lethal problem. As patients stop responding to drugs, they become increasingly vulnerable to a deadly assault. Now investigators at The Scripps Research Institute say they have illuminated a key protein that plays a big role in promoting drug resistance, offering a new approach for investigators designing the next generation of new and improved cancer therapies that won't eventually be disarmed.

A group of scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they may have a lead on a pair of biomarkers that could help predict the likelihood of extending progression-free survival in multiple myeloma patients. And their work may help guide the development of future treatments.

Kite Pharma has once again demonstrated just how hot experimental CAR-T technology is in the cancer field. The Santa Monica, CA-based biotech reported Monday evening in a trial update that 12 of 13 evaluable patients with advanced B cell malignancies demonstrated a complete or partial response after being treated with its chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy.

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